NEMCC softball announces tryout dates

BOONEVILLE – Northeast Mississippi Community College head softball coach Jody Long has announced a pair of tryouts for the 2013-14 Lady Tiger softball team.

Northeast will hold its first tryout of the season on April 30 at Booneville City Park starting at 1 p.m. while a second tryout will be on May 21.

Both tryout dates are for unsigned 2013 seasons whose high school seasons have culminated by the day of the respective tryout date.

Athletes will need to bring practice attire, a glove or mitt depending upon the position, a bat and a helmet.

All athletes that tryout will also be required to sign a tryout waiver and will be judged on conditioning, throwing, fielding, hitting, base running and pro-agility times.

Athletes that tryout for the 2013-14 Lady Tiger softball team are asked to fill out the potential student-athlete form on the NEMCC Athletic website at http://nemccathletics.com/athletics/softballform prior to the tryout date.

For more information about the Northeast Lady Tiger softball team tryout contact Northeast head softball coach Jody Long at jwlong@nemcc.edu or call 662-720-7305.